Mueller Tries to Catch Trump with Flynn Deal, But There’s a Big Problem He Forgot About

Despite the recent uproar made by special counsel Robert Mueller and media critics of President Donald Trump, there is still no evidence that Trump’s campaign team colluded with Russian agents during last year’s election.

On Friday, news outlets were consumed with reports that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, with many pundits believing this would be the smoking gun that would ultimately lead to proof that Trump’s campaign worked with Russia to sway the presidential election outcome.

Flynn — who served as Trump’s National Security Adviser before being fired in February — admitted to lying to the FBI regarding conversations with Russia’s ambassador and revealed that he will cooperate with the special counsel’s office.

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According to the FBI, the 58-year-old retired Army lieutenant general spoke with then-Russian Ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, after a senior Trump transition official asked him to find out how foreign governments stood on an upcoming United Nations Security Council resolution regarding Israel.

Subsequent reports indicated that it was senior White House official and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who had requested Flynn make contact with Russia.

KT McFarland — who had served as Flynn’s deputy national security adviser — was a senior transition official involved in conversations with Flynn about what to relay to Kislyak regarding U.S. sanctions against Russia that were initiated under the Obama administration.

Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about meeting with Kislyak.

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The president fired Flynn back in February for misleading both the FBI, and members of the administration about his contacts with Russian officials. The White House maintains that Flynn had also misled Vice President Mike Pence about his actions.

Flynn, who served under both the Trump and Obama administrations, pleaded to a single felony count of making false statements — the only Trump White House member to admit guilt in Mueller’s criminal investigation, according to CNBC.

The fact that Flynn pleaded guilty to just one count — facing a maximum penalty of only six months in prison — is leading pundits to believe he will be used as a tool for the FBI, with many anticipating he will turn on others in the Trump administration. However, no such action has yet occurred.

The White House responded to the news with reassurances that Flynn’s guilty plea does not relate to anyone else in the administration. Ty Cobb, a White House lawyer, immediately put distance between Trump and Flynn, stating, “Nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than Mr. Flynn.”

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The Western Journal previously reported that ABC News was responsible of extremely erroneous reporting in the rush to implicate the Trump campaign of Russian collusion.

During a live special report, ABC’s chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross reported that then-candidate Trump instructed Flynn to make contact with Russia. The report by Ross was reportedly based off an anonymous confidant to Flynn.